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Christian<p>🐘 Hey Mastodon Admins! Want to supercharge your server’s timeline?</p><p>I’m Chris, and I run relay.uggs.io — a personally-managed, fast, and curated Mastodon relay, built with love for the Fediverse. 💖</p><p>✅ Free &amp; open to join — anyone’s welcome!<br>✅ No corporate backing — just one nerd with solid hardware and a passion for federation.<br>✅ High-quality stream — inactive or broken instances are pruned regularly.<br>✅ Solid stack — PostgreSQL, Redis, SSDs, HTTP/3 via Caddy, and more under the hood.</p><p>You’ll get more diverse content, more interactions, and a more vibrant feed. 🌍<br>Got questions or need help setting it up? Ping me at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.uggs.io/@chris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>chris</span></a></span> — always happy to help!</p><p>👉 Join here: <a href="https://relay.uggs.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">relay.uggs.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Let’s grow the Fediverse — together! 🚀<br><a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/FediAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/MastodonAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/MastodonRelay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonRelay</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosted</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/Federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federation</span></a></p>
Bryan<p>IANAL so I've blocked all traffic for all UK users trying to access this instance. I'll need clearer guidance on age verification for Mastodon/ActivityPub, and I don't have the time/resources to deal with whatever's going on with the law in the UK. If you're visiting from the UK, you'll unfortunately see this page. <a href="https://divas.joburg/tags/fediadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediadmin</span></a> <a href="https://divas.joburg/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a></p>
🌈 vanta rainbow black 🌈<p><strong>⚠️ PSA ⚠️</strong></p><p>been seein lotsa fake verification spam out on the timeline today!!!</p><p>don't just ignore these! be sure to report them to your instance admins so we can ban them and keep them from pestering anybody else. be sure to forward the reports, too, so remote admins can ban them at the source!!!</p><p><a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/FediAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/PSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PSA</span></a></p>
[☠️] Chishiki611 (sanctuary arc)RE: fedi admin PSA, account verification spam
Hazelnootfedi admin PSA, account verification spam
bbₜᵤₓᵢ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@CptCheesyCrust" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CptCheesyCrust</span></a></span> </p><p>Du hast recht – wer sich hier anmeldet, bringt in der Regel schon ein gewisses Maß an Bildung mit. Es gibt allerdings auch "echte" &amp; möglicherweise gefährliche Spambots, die lediglich Accounts erstellen und danach inaktiv bleiben. Auf unserer Instanz haben wir selbst schon Dutzende Konten, die nur angelegt wurden, ohne jemals aktiv geworden zu sein. Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass es irgendwann eine koordinierte Desinformationskampagne gibt – massenhaft, an einem einzigen Tag, möglicherweise gesteuert aus Russland.</p><p><a href="https://burningboard.net/tags/fediadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediadmin</span></a></p>
set://<p>Admins of Fediverse: any thoughts on this UK age verification bonanza? What's the apropriate response? 0 tollerance for lewd accounts/servers? Purge the server from UK users? Implement AI moderators and whatever bullshit governmental software is needed? Let the brits brit and 🤷‍♂️<span>? Onion routing? Organize and hit the streets (it's likely around the corner for most nations)?<br><br></span><a href="https://s.basspistol.org/tags/fediAdmin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediAdmin</a></p>
Chris Wolff<p>Federation test 2. Anyone see this (again)?<br><br><a href="https://gts.pebcak.me/tags/federationtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederationTest</span></a> <a href="https://gts.pebcak.me/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosted</span></a> <a href="https://gts.pebcak.me/tags/fediadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://gts.pebcak.me/tags/singleuserinstance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUserInstance</span></a></p>
🌈 vanta rainbow black 🌈<p>i would never do fully open signups on one of my instances lol. the extra moderation workload is MASSIVE and for basically zero reward. it takes like five seconds to vet and approve a new user. it takes far longer to clean up the damage a shitload of spam accounts can do</p><p><a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/FediAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a></p>
Cadu Silva :fireworks_a:<p>Just today I have already blocked and reported about 5 accounts from the spam wave pretending to be from the “Mastodon staff” and asking for fake account verifications.</p><p>I would like to suggest that the administrators reading this change the registration mode from open to pending approval.</p><p><a href="https://bolha.one/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.one/tags/FediAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.one/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a></p>
NOCadmin<p><span>Es ist schon heftig.<br>Da trifft ein User hier vermutlich nicht den passenden Ton. Leute interpretiern etwas hinein - kann ja alles passieren. Könnte 1 ja klären.<br><br>Meines Wissens war es das erste "Vergehen", denn der User wurde bislang hier auch nicht gemeldet etc.<br><br>Und schwupps, kurze Zeit später, blockiert eine Rieseninstanz diesen User.<br><br>Da zeigt sich einfach, dass große Server, die kleineren einfach "weg machen" können.<br>Egal ob User oder Instanzen wie diese.<br><br>Dezentralität ist das mMn nicht.<br><br>Es tut mir leid für meinen User und für die User der Giga-Instanz, die nun den Kontakt verloren haben.<br><br>Ich stehe da zwar im Austausch, aber versprechen kann ich leider nichts.<br><br></span><a href="https://ffs.antifa.club/tags/TransparenzPost" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TransparenzPost</a> <a href="https://ffs.antifa.club/tags/FediAdmin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediAdmin</a></p>
Carlo Gubitosa :nonviolenza:<p>Watch out <a href="https://sociale.network/tags/Fediadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediadmin</span></a> ! A wave of phishing spammers is heating our summer in the fediverse. We just wiped out some here at sociale.network (thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sociale.network/@oblomov" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>oblomov</span></a></span> who spotted and reported them).</p><p>I tag in this alert also <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span> because they are also impersonating some "Mastodon Support Team" with alleged "account verification process" and i see also a potential reputational damage.</p>
Mitex Leo<p>This is ridiculous for a single-user instance.</p><p><a href="https://mitexleo.one/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mitexleo.one/tags/mastoadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoadmin</span></a> <a href="https://mitexleo.one/tags/fediadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediadmin</span></a></p>
Thibaultmol 🌈 🔜@WHY2025<p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/FediAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a> Q: when reporting posts from an<br>/admin/accounts/IDGOESHERE/statuses<br>page; does it send a report to the instance owner as well?<br>I assume it doesn't, because I'm not getting the usual prompt asking me which instances to forward the report to.<br>It's a bit of a shame if this is not a thing, because the moderation panel is much easier/quicker to use than the normal Mastodon ui, but if it's not forwarden reports than I might stop reporting using it</p>
Cadu Silva :fireworks_a:<p>Why block &lt;mastodon.arell.ai&gt; when you can block &lt;arell.ai&gt; entirely? This way, any new subdomain they come up with will already be blocked.</p><p>I suggest you do this instead, if you're an instance admin.</p><p><a href="https://bolha.one/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.one/tags/FediAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>⚠️ ❗ We have a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>. The fake-accounts (often 0 followers/followees) pose in comments as "administrators" or "support teams" of Mastodon asking for account verification. Real admins would never do that!</p><p>❗ It's very important that you *report* them! Don't click their link❗ </p><p>The mods of mastodon-social acted very fast to delete such an account but the scammers seem to try it now on other instances, especially smaller ones.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/moderators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fediadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediadmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/account" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>account</span></a></p>
abadidea<p>heads up to everyone that I got malicious mastodon spam posing as an administrator asking for account verification. it was actually caught and deleted before I could even report it!, but they'll probably be trying from other, less actively moderated instances too. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fediadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediadmin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/moderators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderators</span></a></p>
Cadu Silva :fireworks_a:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/fediadminbr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fediadminbr</span></a></span> atenção gente, apareceu um site chamado arell.ai, que visa "criar ambientes de alta qualidade para IA".</p><p>Eles iniciaram um servidor do Mastodon e vêm clonando contas pelo fediverso. Exemplo:</p><p>- Pegaram esse perfil: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@hacks4pancakes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@hacks4pancak</span><span class="invisible">es</span></a><br>- Clonaram aqui: <a href="https://mastodon.arell.ai/@hacks4pancakes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.arell.ai/@hacks4panca</span><span class="invisible">kes</span></a></p><p>São mais de 3.900 contas criadas nesse servidor cheio de gororoba de IA e perfis clonados sem autorização.</p><p>Eles também estão falsificando verificação de contas. Aparece um selinho verde de domínio verificado, mas o endereço não tem links de volta para o perfil falso.</p><p>A sugestão é bloquear o domínio "arell.ai" inteiro (isso bloqueia todos os subdomínios também).</p><p>Referências:<br>- <a href="https://metalhead.club/@thomas/114878505580336321" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">metalhead.club/@thomas/1148785</span><span class="invisible">05580336321</span></a><br>- <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@homegrown/114879556671836673" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.growyourown.services/@h</span><span class="invisible">omegrown/114879556671836673</span></a><br>- <a href="https://oldfriends.live/@paul/114878547592351644" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oldfriends.live/@paul/11487854</span><span class="invisible">7592351644</span></a><br>- <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@homegrown/114879608886941947" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.growyourown.services/@h</span><span class="invisible">omegrown/114879608886941947</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bolha.one/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.one/tags/FediAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.one/tags/FediAdminBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdminBR</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.one/tags/FediBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediBlock</span></a></p>
Grow Your Own Services 🌱<p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediBlock</span></a> recommendation, there's a rogue server cloning lots of real accounts so it can impersonate them. There is no legitimate reason for such behaviour, admins should suspend it ASAP:</p><p>mastodon.arell.ai</p><p>Admins might want to suspend the main domain:</p><p>arell.ai</p><p>This would be good in case the owner tries the same stunt on a different subdomain. Blocking the main domain also blocks all of its subdomains.</p><p>(via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://metalhead.club/@thomas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thomas</span></a></span>, thread at <a href="https://metalhead.club/@thomas/114878505580336321" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">metalhead.club/@thomas/1148785</span><span class="invisible">05580336321</span></a> )</p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a></p>
Admin<p>🚨 We've updated the indieweb.social Community Guidelines 🚨 </p><p>Following consultation with the indeweb.social community we have updated the server Community Guidelines.</p><p>Thank you to everyone who offered feedback and helped us fine-tune, especially those who support the server Patreon. </p><p>Please become familiar with the new Community Guidelines and boost so your peers are aware of this change too. </p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/IndieWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/CommunityGuidelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGuidelines</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/FediAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Governance</span></a></p>